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FAA Begins Overhaul of Part 23 Rules

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Key Takeaways:

  • The FAA has formed a committee to modernize the complex and costly certification process for entry-level Part 23 light general aviation airplanes.
  • The streamlined regulations are expected to lower aircraft costs, create growth opportunities for manufacturers, and increase safety by making rules more effective and tailored.
  • Industry groups, such as GAMA, strongly support this initiative as a crucial step to revitalize the declining light general aviation market and attract new pilots.
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Conceding that the certification process for light general aviation airplanes has become a complicated and counter-productive morass of rules and restrictions, the FAA has formed a committee whose responsibility will focus on modernizing the design and manufacturing of entry-level Part 23 airplanes.****

FAA officials and industry leaders are hopeful the streamlined regulations will result in lower costs for future aircraft and growth opportunities for the existing Special Light Sport Aircraft (S-LSA) manufacturers, while increasing safety across the spectrum of light general aviation airplanes.

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